The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947) - film review

Comedy / Drama / Fantasy / Romance

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The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is an American romantic film drama first released in 1947, directed by Norman Z. McLeod. The film stars Danny Kaye, Virginia Mayo, Boris Karloff, Fay Bainter and Ann Rutherford. Our overall rating for this film is: good.

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Credits

Director: Norman Z. McLeod
Script: James Thurber, Ken Englund, Everett Freeman, Philip Rapp
Photo: Lee Garmes
Music: David Raksin
Cast: Danny Kaye (Walter Mitty), Virginia Mayo (Rosalind van Hoorn), Boris Karloff (Dr. Hugo Hollingshead), Fay Bainter (Mrs. Eunice Mitty), Ann Rutherford (Gertrude Griswald), Thurston Hall (Bruce Pierce), Gordon Jones (Tubby Wadsworth), Florence Bates (Mrs. Emma Griswald), Konstantin Shayne (Peter van Hoorn), Reginald Denny (Colonel), Henry Corden (Hendrick), Doris Lloyd (Mrs. Letitia Follinsbee), Fritz Feld (Anatole of Paris), Frank Reicher (Maasdam), Milton Parsons (Butler), The Goldwyn Girls (The Goldwyn Girls), Eddie Acuff (Wells Fargo cowboy), Ernie Adams (Flower Truck Driver), Robert Altman (Man Drinking), Sam Ash (Art Editor), Mary Anne Baird (Model with Wolf Man), Audrey Betz (Dowager), Edward Biby (Director), Ted Billings (Huckster), Billy Bletcher (Western Character), Betty Blythe (Floor Manager), Mary Brewer (Goldwyn Girl), Betty Cargyle (Goldwyn Girl), Lucille Casey (Pet Foot Saleswoman), Sue Casey (Goldwyn Girl), Eddy Chandler (P.O. Cowboy), George Chandler (Mate), Lane Chandler (Billboard Cowboy on Horse), Jack Cheatham (Baggage Man), Dorothy Christy (Store Official), Barbara Combs (Nurse), Kernan Cripps (Porter), Wade Crosby (Blacksmith), Donna Dax (Stenographer), Leslie Denison (R.A.F. Pilot), Vernon Dent (Bartender), Harry Depp (Director), Lorraine DeRome (Goldwyn Girl), Neal Dodd (Minister), Phil Dunham (Composing Room Foreman), Ralph Dunn (Policeman), Dick Earle (Director), Al Eben (Elevator Starter), Maude Eburne (Fitter), Helen Jerome Eddy (Lingerie Saleswoman), Frank Ellis (Western Character), Carl Faulkner (Cop), Bess Flowers (Illustrator), Mary Forbes (Mrs. Pierce), Raoul Freeman (Department Head), Joel Friedkin (Mr. Grimsby), Jack Gargan (Photographer), Don Garner (Young Saman), Karen X. Gaylord (Goldwyn Girl), Mary Ellen Gleason (Goldwyn Girl), Mary Gordon (Mother Machree), Peter Gowland (R, A.F. Pilot), Dorothy Granger (Wrong Mrs. Follinsbee), William Haade (Conductor), John Hamilton (Dr. Remington), Lumsden Hare (Dr. Pritchard-Mitford), Sam Harris (Sidewalk Extra), Harry Harvey (Office boy), Harry Harvey Jr. (Office boy), Harold Hensen (R.A.F. Pilot), Tommy Hughes (Huckster), Warren Jackson (Business Manager), Jackie Jordan (Goldwyn Girl), Henry Kolker (Dr. Benbow), Ethan Laidlaw (Helmsman), Georgia Lange (Goldwyn Girl), Frank LaRue (Conductor), Nolan Leary (Huckster), Ruth Lee (Commentator), Weaver Levy (Waiter in Chinese Restaurant), George Lloyd (Wells Fargo Cowboy), Wilbur Mack (Director), George Magrill (Wolf Man), Frank Marlowe (Taxcab Driver), Anthony Marsh (R.A.F. Pilot), Chris-Pin Martin (Waiter), Michael Mauree (Goldwyn Girl), Frank McClure (Director), Sam McDaniel (Doorman), Tom McGuire (Dublin Policeman), Christine McIntyre (Miss Blair (Lingerie Dept. manager)), Frank Meredith (Cop), John Meredith (R.A.F. Pilot), Harold Miller (Director), Moy Ming (Elderly Chinese), Martha Montgomery (Goldwyn Girl), Frances Morris (Head Saleswoman), William Newell (Taxi Cab Traffic Manager), Paul Newlan (Truck Driver), Patsy O’Byrne (Charwoman), Broderick O’Farrell (Director), Jack Overman (Taxi Driver), Netta Packer (Organist), Patricia Patrick (Goldwyn Girl), Vincent Pelletier (Narrator for Dream Sequence), Otto Reichow (German Pilot), Dick Rush (Customs Official), Syd Saylor (Henchman), Cy Schindell (Taxicab Driver), Brick Sullivan (Cop), Charles Trowbridge (Dr. Renshaw), John Tyrrell (Department head), Minerva Urecal (Woman with hat), Irene Vernon (Goldwyn Girl), Leslie Vincent (R.A.F. Pilot), Lynn Walker (Goldwyn Girl), Eddy Waller (Old Mariner), Pierre Watkin (Reverend), Margaret Wells (Store Official), Charles C. Wilson (Police Desk Sergeant), Beal Wong (Headwaiter in Chinese Restaurant), Harry Woods (Wrong Mr. Follinsbee), Hank Worden (Western Character)
Country: USA
Language: English / French / German
Runtime: 110 min

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